{{Infobox musical artist | image = Jason halbert BUFFALO SHEA PERFORMING ARTS OCT. 25 2014 MICROSOFT 6 jason.png | caption = Jason Halbert, Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo NY.Kelly Clarkson Microsoft Show | name = Jason Halbert | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|06|3}} | death_date = | origin = Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. | instrument = {{hlist|Piano|electronic keyboard|keytar}} | genre = Pop | occupation = {{hlist|Musical director|musician|record producer|songwriter}} | years_active = 1994–present | label = | website = {{official website|https://www.jason-halbert.com}} }}
'''Jason Halbert''' (born June 3, 1974) is an American producer, music director,<ref name=AllMusicGuide>{{cite web|title=Jason Halbert Credits : All Music|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jason-halbert-mn0000181332|website=AllMusic|accessdate=March 5, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ASCAP>{{cite web|title=ASCAP : Jason Halbert|url=https://2014ascapexpo.sched.com/speaker/jasonhalbert|website=ASCAP.com}}</ref> musician, engineer and songwriter.<ref name=ACE>{{cite web|title=ACE Repertory|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/writer/339336156/HALBERT%20JASON%20D|website=ASCAP.com|accessdate=March 7, 2017}}</ref> He has been Kelly Clarkson's music director since 2003, shortly after her ''American Idol'' win.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viacom launches Get Schooled|url=https://variety.com/2009/tv/features/viacom-launches-get-schooled-1118008191/|website=Variety|date=7 September 2009 |accessdate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref name=ASCAP /> He has also served as music director for Nick Carter, Clay Aiken, Justin Guarini<ref>{{cite web|title=MAUDIO - Jason Halbert|url=http://www.m-audio.com/artists/profile/jason-halbert|website=maudio.com|accessdate=7 March 2017}}</ref> in addition to touring as keyboardist for Paulina Rubio and Reba McEntire.<ref>{{cite web|title=Berklee - Jason Halbert |url=http://www.berkleemusic.com/welcome/jason-halbert |website=berkleemusic.com |accessdate=7 March 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129081435/http://www.berkleemusic.com/welcome/jason-halbert |archivedate=29 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kelly Clarkson Premieres Video For New Single Catch My Breath|url=https://hamadamania.com/2012/11/12/kelly-clarkson-premieres-video-for-new-single-catch-my-breath/|website=hamadamania.com|accessdate=7 March 2017|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308045705/https://hamadamania.com/2012/11/12/kelly-clarkson-premieres-video-for-new-single-catch-my-breath/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Get schooled with Jason Halbert|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZSfiZbenxQ|website=Youtube| date=8 September 2009 |accessdate=March 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the Grammy Class: Kelly Clarkson|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=299249|website=Hits Daily Double|accessdate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Idol Hands: Jason Halbert|url=http://www.yamaha.com/allaccess/artists/issue8-halbert_jason.asp?issue=issue8|website=Yamaha All Access|accessdate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Time Magazine, "Watch Kelly Clarkson Tease Her Next Project Through Song"|date=21 June 2016 |url=https://time.com/4377176/kelly-clarkson-facebook-live/}}</ref>
Halbert began his music career as keyboardist for DC Talk in 1994. He was also a founding member of the band SonicFlood.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard.com Sonicflood Biography|magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/277390/sonicflood/biography}}</ref>
As a record producer Halbert has won a Grammy for his contributions to Kelly Clarkson's ''Stronger'' album which won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal album in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=And the Grammy went to...Kelly Clarkson|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/and-the-grammy-went-to-kelly-clarkson}}</ref><ref name=AllMusicGuide />
As a songwriter, Halbert has co-written several songs with Kelly Clarkson, including ''Catch My Breath''<ref>{{cite web|title=Most Performed Songs|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|url=https://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2014/most_peformed_songs|accessdate=March 7, 2017|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811184654/https://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2014/most_peformed_songs|url-status=dead}}</ref> and "Cry".<ref name=ACE /> "Cry" was also featured in the Glee Season Three episode "Choke", performed by Lea Michele.<ref>{{cite web|title=Glee "Choked" Recap|url=http://ew.com/recap/glee-season-3-episode-17-whoopi-goldberg/3/|website=EW.com|accessdate=8 March 2017|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308151549/http://ew.com/recap/glee-season-3-episode-17-whoopi-goldberg/3/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2016 Halbert produced "Piece by Piece" (Idol Version) and also accompanied Clarkson, on piano for the recording. The song was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Solo Performance category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kelly Clarkson Releases Piece By Piece Idol Version|url=https://www.axs.com/news/kelly-clarkson-releases-piece-by-piece-idol-version-remix-album-to-fol-77494|website=AXS.COM|accessdate=8 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kelly Clarkson Releases Idol Version Piece By Piece|url=http://hiddenjamsmusic.com/2016/03/01/kelly-clarkson-releases-idol-version-piece-by-piece/|website=Hidden Jams Music|date=March 2016 |accessdate=8 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kelly Clarkson Piece By Piece Idol Version|url=https://www.discogs.com/Kelly-Clarkson-Piece-By-Piece-Idol-Version/release/8237822|website=Discogs.Com|date=29 February 2016 |accessdate=8 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Grammy Nominees 2017|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7597556/grammys-nominees-complete-list-2017|website=Billboard.Com|accessdate=8 March 2017}}</ref>
Along with Todd Mark Evans, Jason is also part of the Nashville-based duo the Brezhnev Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brezhnev Society |url=http://www.brezhnevsociety.com/#stateapprovedmusic|website=Brezhnev Society official page|accessdate=7 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Brezhnev Society, "Make Up Our Mind"|url=http://nashville.thedelimagazine.com/19975/brezhnev-society-make-up-our-mind|website=The Deli Magazine Nashville|accessdate=7 March 2017|archive-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308045106/http://nashville.thedelimagazine.com/19975/brezhnev-society-make-up-our-mind|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Halbert has been noted as an early adopter of Ableton Live in his live performances with artists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jason Halbert : Master of Live |url=http://m-pulse.m-audio.com/december2003/halbert.php |website=Maudio.Com |accessdate=7 March 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031225112916/http://m-pulse.m-audio.com/december2003/halbert.php |archivedate=25 December 2003 }}</ref>
Halbert published his first book, ''Caretaker'', alongside his wife under the penname R.J. Halbert in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Trauma to Triumph: The Healing Journey of Jason and Rhonda Halbert in "Caretaker" |url=https://www.bookpleasures.com/websitepublisher/articles/9997/1/From-Trauma-to-Triumph-The-Healing-Journey-of-Jason-and-Rhonda-Halbert-in-Caretaker/Page1.html |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=www.bookpleasures.com}}</ref> A sequel, ''Servant'' was released in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-19 |title=R.J. HALBERT’S SERVANT HAS ARRIVED, IMMEDIATELY HITS NO. 1 |url=http://www.themcollective.com/press-releases/2025/11/19/rj-halberts-servant-has-arrived-immediately-hits-no-1 |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=the media collective |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Discography== <ref name=ACE /><ref name=AllMusicGuide /><ref name=Discogs>{{cite web|title=Jason Halbert credits : Discogs|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/458208-Jason-Halbert|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=March 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BMI Repertoire|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=673494&keyname=HALBERT+JASON+D&CAE=339336156&Affiliation=ASCAP&term=|website=BMI.com|accessdate=March 6, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Artist ! Album ! Title ! Credit ! Notes |- !1995 | DC Talk | ''Jesus Freak'' | "In the Light" | Arranger | |- !rowspan="2" |1996 |rowspan="2" |The Gotee Brothers |rowspan="2" |''Erace'' |"Celia (Queen of the Senseless World)" |Hammond B3 | |- |"New South" |Rhodes piano | |- !rowspan="2"|1997 |DC Talk |''Welcome to the Freak Show'' | |Keyboards | |- |Zilch |''Platinum'' | |Hammond B3, moog, synthesizer, vocals | |- !rowspan="5" |1999 |Out of Eden |''No Turning Back'' | |Keyboards | |- |rowspan="4" |Sonicflood |rowspan="4" |''Sonicflood'' |"Holy One" |Writer | |- |"My Refuge" |Writer | |- |"Carried Away" |Writer | |- |"I Need You" |Writer | |- !rowspan="5" |2001 |Petra |''Revival'' | |Co-producer, keyboards, programming, background Vocals | |- |Sonicflood |''Sonicpraise'' | |Producer, keyboards, engineer | |- |rowspan="2" |Tim Hughes |rowspan="2" |''Here I Am to Worship'' | |Producer, keyboards, Hammond B3, programming | |- |"Here I Am to Worship" |Mixer | |- |Tim Hughes, Paul Oakley, Matt Redman, Neil Wilson |''All Around the World'' | |Co-producer | |- !2002 |Rita Springer |''Effortless'' | |Engineer, mixer | |- !rowspan="2" |2004 |David Ruis |''Every Move I Make'' | |Producer, mixer, keyboards, programming | |- |Kelly Clarkson |''Breakaway'' |"Beautiful Disaster (live)" |Piano | |- !rowspan="2" |2005 |Bascom Hill |''Maybe'' | |Hammond B3 | |- |Tremolo |''Love Is the Greatest Revenge'' |"Evil Town" |Hammond B3 | |- !rowspan="2" |2006 |Loni Rose |''Shine'' | |Keyboards | |- |Bill Madden |''Gone'' | |Hammond B3 | |- !rowspan="3" |2007 |Bleu Edmondson |''Lost Boy'' | |Hammond B3 | |- |rowspan="2" |Kelly Clarkson |rowspan="2" |''My December'' | |Co-producer, keyboards, programming | |- |"Haunted" |Writer | |- !rowspan="2" |2009 |rowspan="2" |Kelly Clarkson |rowspan="2" |''All I Ever Wanted'' |"Cry" |Writer | |- |"Ready" |Writer | |- !rowspan="18" |2011 |rowspan="8" |Kelly Clarkson |rowspan="6" |''Stronger'' |- |"You Love Me" |Vocal producer |rowspan="5" |Won the Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy <ref name=KCGRAMMY>{{cite web|title=Grammy.Com - Kelly Clarkson|url=https://www.grammy.com/artist/kelly-clarkson|website=Grammy.Com|accessdate=7 March 2017}}</ref> |- |"Standing in Front of You" |Producer |- |"Hello" |Vocal producer |- |"Let Me Down" |Vocal producer |- |"You Can't Win" |Vocal producer |- |''iTunes Session'' | |Producer, piano | |- |''The Smoakstack Sessions v.1'' | |Producer, mixer, programming, piano, Hammond B3, wurlitzer | |- |Newsboys |''Born Again: Miracles Edition'' |"Save Your Life" |Producer, keyboards, programming | |- |rowspan="8" |Rita Springer |rowspan="8" |''The Playlist'' |- |"Come In" |Writer | |- |"Make You Happy" |Producer, keyboards | |- |"I Call You" |Producer, keyboards, programming | |- |"Over I Go" |Producer, keyboards, bass | |- |"Made for This" |Mixer | |- |"The One" |Mixer | |- |"Falling" |Producer, keyboards | |- |Robert Pierre |''I'm All In'' | |Mixer | |- !rowspan="3" |2012 |rowspan="3" |Kelly Clarkson |rowspan="2" |''Greatest Hits — Chapter One'' |"Catch My Breath" |Writer, keyboards, programming <ref>{{cite web|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|title=Kelly Clarkson To Release 'Greatest Hits' Album, 'Catch My Breath' Single|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474791/kelly-clarkson-to-release-greatest-hits-album-catch-my-breath-single|website=Billboard.com|date=4 October 2012|accessdate=7 March 2017}}</ref> | |- |"People Like Us" |Production manager | |- |''The Smoakstack Sessions v.2'' | |Producer, mixer | |- !rowspan="2" |2013 |rowspan="2" |Kelly Clarkson |rowspan="2" |''Wrapped in Red'' |"Every Christmas" |Vocal producer | |- |"I'll Be Home For Christmas" |Mixer, piano, strings, programming | |- !rowspan="8" |2015 |rowspan="7" |Kelly Clarkson |rowspan="7" |''Piece by Piece'' |"Heartbeat Song" |Vocal Producer |rowspan="7" |Nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy <ref>{{cite web|title=Grammy Nominations 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list|website=Billboard.Com|date=7 December 2015|accessdate=7 March 2017}}</ref> |- |"Someone" |Vocal producer |- |"Run Run Run" |Producer, keyboards |- |"War Paint" |Producer, programming, keyboards, bass |- |"Nostalgic" |Producer, programming, keyboards, bass |- |"Good Goes the Bye" |Producer, programming, keyboards |- |"Second Wind" |Vocal producer |- |Ben Haenow |''Ben Haenow'' |"Second Hand Heart" feat. Kelly Clarkson |Vocal producer | |- !rowspan="2" |2016 |Kelly Clarkson |{{n/a}} |"Piece by Piece (Idol Version)" |Producer, Piano |Nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance Grammy <ref name=KCGRAMMY /> |- |Kelly Clarkson |''The Hamilton Mixtape'' |"It's Quiet Uptown" |Producer | |- !rowspan="3" |2017 |rowspan="3" |Kelly Clarkson |''The Shack: Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture'' |"Love Goes On" |Vocal producer | |- |''Meaning of Life'' |"Cruel" |Producer, engineer, keyboards, programming | |- | |"Christmas Eve" |Writer, producer, engineer, organ, piano | |- !rowspan="2" |2018 |Dan + Shay |''Dan + Shay'' |"Keeping Score" feat. Kelly Clarkson |Assistant, vocal engineer | |- |rowspan="9"|Kelly Clarkson |''The Greatest Showman: Reimagined'' |"Never Enough" |Vocal producer | |- !rowspan="8"|2021 |rowspan="8"|''When Christmas Comes Around...'' |"Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)" |Writer, producer | |- |"Merry Christmas (To the One I used to Know)" |Writer, producer | |- |"Glow" feat. Chris Stapleton |Writer, producer | |- |"Santa Baby" |Producer | |- |"Santa Can't You Hear Me" feat. Ariana Grande |Producer | |- |"Last Christmas" |Producer | |- |"Blessed" |Producer | |- |"Christmas Comes Early" |Producer | |}
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==External links== * {{official website|http://jason-halbert.com}} * [http://brezhnevsociety.com/ Brezhnev Society Website] * [http://kollektivsound.com/ Kollektiv Sound Website]
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